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Heat Transfer Characteristic of the Spiral Type Solar Chemical Reactor  

Jung, Young-Guk (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Inha University)
Lee, Jin-Gyu (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Inha University)
Lee, Ju-Han (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Inha University)
Seo, Tae-Beom (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.22, no.1, 2010 , pp. 40-48 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to develop the high performance solar chemical reactor for producing hydrogen using steam reforming reaction of methane. A specific shape chemical reactor is suggested : spiral type reactor. The reactor is installed on the dish-type solar thermal system of Inha University. The temperatures, $CH_4$ conversion rates, and Hz proportion are measured. At specific condition, $CH_4$ conversion rates of the spiral type reactor are about 91%, and Hz proportion are about 66%. The spiral type reactor gives reasonably good performance without any problems caused by highly concentrated solar radiation.
Keywords
Solar chemical reactor; Spiral type reactor; Methane steam reforming; Solar radiation;
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